Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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