Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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