Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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