Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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