Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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