Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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