Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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