Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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