Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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