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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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