Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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