Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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