Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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