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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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