Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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