Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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