Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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