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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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