Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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