Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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