Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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