Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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