Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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