Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the 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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