Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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