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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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