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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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