Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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