Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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