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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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