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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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