Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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