Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews 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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