Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not 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 topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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