Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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