Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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