Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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