Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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