Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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