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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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