Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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