Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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