Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental 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 educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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