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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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