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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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