Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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