Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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