Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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