Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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