Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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