Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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