Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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