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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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