Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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