Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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