Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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