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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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