Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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