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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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