Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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