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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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