Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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