Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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