Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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