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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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