Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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