Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses 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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