Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs 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. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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