Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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