Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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