Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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