Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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