Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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