Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and 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 organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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