Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly 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 several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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