Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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