Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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