Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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