Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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