Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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