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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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