Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original 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 we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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