Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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