Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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