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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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