Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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