Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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