Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers 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 business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting 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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