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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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