Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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