Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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