Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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