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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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