Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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