Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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