Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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