Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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