Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire 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 subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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