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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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