Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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