Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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