Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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