Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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