Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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