Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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