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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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