Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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