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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data 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 investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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