Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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