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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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