Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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