Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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