Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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