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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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