Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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