Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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