Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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