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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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