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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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