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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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