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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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