Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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