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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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