Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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