Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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