Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)