Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally 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 e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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