Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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