Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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