Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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