Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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