Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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