Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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