Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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