Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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