Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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