Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major 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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