Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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