Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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