Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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