Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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