Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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