Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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