Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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