Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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