Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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