Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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