Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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