Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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