Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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