Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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