Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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