Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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