Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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