Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores 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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