Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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