Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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