Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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