Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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