Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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