Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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