Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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