Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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