Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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