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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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