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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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