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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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