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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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