Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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