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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course