Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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