Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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