Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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