Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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