Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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