Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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