Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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