Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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 many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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