Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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