Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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