Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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