Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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