Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College 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 institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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