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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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