Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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