Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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