Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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