Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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