Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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