Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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