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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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