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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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