Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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