Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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