Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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