Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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