Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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