Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive 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 educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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