Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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