Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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