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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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