Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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