Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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