Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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