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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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