Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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