Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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