Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major 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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