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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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