Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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