Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers 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 business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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