Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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