Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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