Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally 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 organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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