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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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