Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free 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 have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major 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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