Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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