Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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