Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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