Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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