Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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