Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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