Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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