Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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