Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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