Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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