Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the 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 investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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