Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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