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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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