Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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