Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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