Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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