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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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