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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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