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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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