Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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