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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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