Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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