Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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