Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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