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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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