Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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