Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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