Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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