Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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