Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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