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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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