Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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