Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment 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 issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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