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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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