Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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