Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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