Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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