Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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