Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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