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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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