Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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