Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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