Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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