Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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