Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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