Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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