Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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