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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum 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 interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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