Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France 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 teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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