Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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