Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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