Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices