Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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