Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers 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 organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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