Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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