Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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