Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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