Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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