Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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