Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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