Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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