Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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