Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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