Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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