Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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