Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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