Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors 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 organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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