Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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