Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always 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 elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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