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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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