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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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