Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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