Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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