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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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