Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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