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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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