Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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