Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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