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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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