Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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