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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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