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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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