Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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