Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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