Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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