Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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