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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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