Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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