Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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