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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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