Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure 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 business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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