Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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