Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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