Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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