Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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