Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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