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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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