Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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