Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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