Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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