Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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