Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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