Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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