Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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