Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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