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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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