Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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