Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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