Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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