Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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