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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental 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 manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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