Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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