Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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