Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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