Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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