Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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