Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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