Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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