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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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