Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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