Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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