Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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