Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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