Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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