Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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