Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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