Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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