Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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