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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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