Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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