Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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