Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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