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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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