Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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