Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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