Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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