Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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