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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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