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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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