Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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