Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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