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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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