Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured 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 organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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