Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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