Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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