Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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