Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment 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 participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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