Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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