Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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