Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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