Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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