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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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