Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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