Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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