Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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