Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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