Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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