Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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