Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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