Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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