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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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