Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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