Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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