Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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