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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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