Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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