Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning