Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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