Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC 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 teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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