Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and 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 institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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