Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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