Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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