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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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