Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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