Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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