Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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