Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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