Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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