Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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