Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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