Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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