Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources