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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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