Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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