Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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