Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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