Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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