Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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