Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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