Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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