Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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