Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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