Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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