Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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