Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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