Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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