Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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