Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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