Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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