Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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