Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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