Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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