Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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