Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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