Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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