Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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