Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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