Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly 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. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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