Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key 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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