Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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