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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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