Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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