Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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