Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open 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 variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education