Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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