Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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