Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original 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 teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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