Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books