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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not 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 topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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