Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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