Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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