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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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