Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically 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 topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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