Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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