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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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