Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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