Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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