Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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