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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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