Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects.

Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates? This sensational new book also studies the key barriers associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). For more details about this exciting new book please see Open Educational Resources (OER).

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