Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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