Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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