Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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