Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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