Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)