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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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