Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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