Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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