Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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