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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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