Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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