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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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