Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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