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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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