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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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