Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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