Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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