Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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