Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important 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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