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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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