Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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