Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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