Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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