Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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