Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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