Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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