Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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