Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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