Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student 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 interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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