Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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