Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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