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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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