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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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