Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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