Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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