Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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