Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily 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 elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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