Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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