Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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