Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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