Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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