Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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