Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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