Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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