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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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