Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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