Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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