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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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