Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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