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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure 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 Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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