Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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