Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and 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 institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources