Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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