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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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