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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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