Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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