Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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