Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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