Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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