Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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