Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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