Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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