Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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