Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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