Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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