Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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